Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to report the case of a patient suffering with P. falciparum malaria complicated by pneumonia and successfully treated with both atabrine and sulfadiazine. The clinical picture of the onset of pneumonia confused the picture by suggesting a relapse of the malaria. The diagnosis was cleared up by physical examination.

CASE REPORT

E. D. S., a white male, 53 years old, was brought to the attention of the writer because during what was presumably a relapse of malaria he failed to respond to the administration of quinine. The patient was an engineer who two weeks